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The travel corridor conundrum is becoming ever harder to predict. After Denmark’s infections soared past 20 cases per 100,000 people — the UK Government’s threshold for imposing quarantine — the Scandinavian country was tipped for removal from the safe list. But Slovenia and the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe were ditched instead on Thursday, while Thailand and Singapore were added (though British tourists are currently barred from entering both countries). here’s what’s happening elsewhere...

TURKEY

THE country remains a good option for a quarantine-free sunny break. Package holidays are 19 per cent cheaper than this time last year, according to Travel Supermarket, and temperatures reach daily highs of 26c in October.

SPAIN

SPAIN is bracing itself for a second wave after recording 11,000 cases and 239 deaths on Wednesday — its deadliest day since early May during lockdown.

Madrid is seeing the biggest surge, with parts of the capital reaching 1,000 cases per 100,000 people (the UK is currently sitting at 35.2).

ITALY

CASES remain high but stable in the amber zone. The country is still on the UK’s travel corridor list but could be removed if cases begin to creep up.

GREECE

MAINLAND Greece remains quarantine-free for tourists travelling from England. Like Italy, cases remain high but under reasonable control.

ST LUCIA

THE Caribbean islands are our best bet for winter sun. St Lucia is on the UK’s travel corridor list, has had no Covid deaths and only 26 recorded cases since the beginning of the pandemic. British tourists are welcome but are required to provide a negative test taken no more than seven days before arrival.

Visitors must stay in a Covidcertified hotel and are only allowed to leave the resorts on organised excursions, which include visits to rainforests, waterfalls and trail walking tours of the Pitons.

BA flies direct and return rates in October and November are as low as £392.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

THE islands have had three deaths and 95 cases and are on the UK’s travel corridor list. Visitors must provide a negative test taken no more than seven days before arrival. Further health screening may be undertaken at the airport on arrival.

Depending on the test results, the authorities may instruct visitors to enter governmentprovided quarantine, for which a £28.50-per-night fee may be charged.

SEYCHELLES

THE cluster of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean has had 140 cases and no deaths. It is on the UK’s travel corridor list but only tourists from countries deemed to be a low or medium risk are permitted entry. The UK is not currently on the list of approved countries.